"Madam, the boat to Yangzhou has been arranged by our Fifth Master. He instructed me to escort you onto the boat, hehe." Wutong smiled happily for a few moments.

  "Our Fifth Master is really kind, this box of yours... it's so heavy, it must be something extremely valuable, we can't let you carry it alone, get in the carriage! Don't worry, I and Zhao Sheng will take care of you and your box, we'll definitely deliver both you and your box to the ship!"

  Wutong dragged Zhao Sheng along with the trunk to the car, chattering away in a cheerful and pleasant tone.

  Zhong Pozi narrowed her eyes and glanced at him, hummed a sound, ignored him, jumped onto the carriage, raised her hand to throw the curtain on top of the carriage, looked at the eaves of the county government's back house for a while, then calmly shifted her gaze away.

  She just lost her hand for a moment, and all those children were brought up by her. After playing around, she would still come back to be this old lady!

  ………………

  Old Mrs. Hong said that Zhong Paozi had left by car, and Mrs. Xu's eyes were filled with hot tears, her hands clasped together in prayer, constantly reciting Buddha's name.

  Li Dongxiao's mouth was agape, Li Wenlan furrowed her brow, looking at her mother, then at her sister, and finally at her younger sister who was gnawing on a piece of dried fruit while staring at him, feeling very puzzled. Aunt had left, shouldn't they be sad?

  "I'm going to find Fifth Brother." Li Xia slid down, put on her shoes and headed out. Li Dong hurriedly pulled her back, "A Xia, tell Fifth Brother that he and Father haven't had breakfast yet, ask him if he wants you to send some food over for them, and also some soup."

  Li Dong said a word and Li Xia nodded, she went to see how her fifth brother and father were doing.

  "I'm going too." Li Wenlan also came down, holding Li Xia's hand, and went towards the study in front.

  In the study, County Magistrate Li sat in the armchair where Li Wenshan usually sat, and Li Wenshan pulled over a low stool to sit beside him. Neither of them spoke. County Magistrate Li stared blankly at the ginkgo tree outside the window, his eyes unfocused, while Li Wenshan slumped his shoulders and looked at his father with a gloomy expression.

  "Father, Fifth Brother." Li Wenlan and Li Xia stepped across the threshold together, Li Xia rushing to Fifth Brother, "Fifth Brother, sister said you and Father haven't eaten yet."

  Li Wenlan rushed towards Magistrate Li, "Father! Father! Auntie has left! Auntie has left!"

  "It's all right, it's all right." County Magistrate Li hugged his little son who had rushed up to him. "Auntie missed home, she went back home, it's all right."

  "Isn't this Auntie's home?" Li Wenlan was even more puzzled, and County Magistrate Li was stunned by his youngest son's words, squeezing out a difficult and extremely ugly smile. "Huangge is a good child, that's not Auntie, it's not... wait until Huangge grows up... it's all Father's fault."

  Magistrate Li's words were all Father's fault, overflowing with intense guilt.

  "Dad, how can... it's not your fault." Li Wenshan glanced at Li Xia's eyes, "Even... Zhong Shi, cannot be said to be her mistake, in the capital, if that mansion did not indulge, Zhong Shi a slave servant, how could she do such great evil? Dad, don't blame yourself too much, it's all over, as long as we change for the better, our family will definitely get better and better."

  Li Wenshan's dry words made Li Xia turn her face away, rolling her eyes several times, and let out a series of quiet sighs.

  His fifth brother's ability to persuade people has never improved from childhood to adulthood.

  "Alas!" County Magistrate Li gazed at his son with a deep sigh, "They say that the blue comes from the indigo plant, but Shan Ge is a good child. The blue comes from the indigo plant, and I have lived in vain for decades without being as enlightened as Shan Ge. I am not as good as you, my child... You and your siblings are my blessings, my blessings, all of you."

  Li Xia looked at her father, slowly nodding her head from side to side. Her father's good fortune was indeed due to the several of them... herself and Fifth Brother.

  ………………

  Tang Baozi stood at the door of the woodshed, watching as Zhong Baozi went out through the corner gate. She relaxed her grip on her sleeve, took two steps back, stopped, stretched out her hand and pinched her sleeve again, pinching it several times before letting go and shaking her arm. She then took a dozen or so quick strides forward, only to suddenly stop again and raise her hand to pinch at her sleeve once more...

  Tang Baba walked and stopped, pinching all the way back to the kitchen door. She stood with one foot inside and one foot outside for a while, then pulled her foot back in, stomped several times, turned around and went upstairs to find Hong Niangniang.

  Hong's aunt saw off Tang's wife, carefully tucked the silver ticket into her sleeve and walked a few steps into the upper house, squeezed beside Mrs. Xu, handed over the silver ticket to her, "Madam take a look at this, just now Tang's wife came to me for this silver ticket, it was given by Zhong's wife earlier, saying that she should pay attention to this mansion, saying that she is not at ease with the old master and mistress, as well as the brothers and sisters, let Tang's wife often send her a message."

  "She's already back in Yangzhou, how can she send a message!" Mrs. Xu pinched the one hundred and two silver tickets, her heart suddenly rose to her throat.

  "I'm going to..." The words "follow" were on the tip of Wu Ge's tongue, but were swallowed back down by Hong Niang. "Don't worry, madam, I'll go take a look and make sure she gets on the boat... Don't worry, no matter what, we have to get rid of this plague! I'll go take a look."

  "Ah, Ah," Mrs. Xu called out to Hong Ah-po, handing her the silver note, "Take this hundred taels of silver and give it back to Tang Ah-po, tell her I know what's in her heart, let her take it and use it."

  "Madam is a capable person who can manage the household, these are the words of our family's elderly lady." Hong Yiniang took over the silver note and smiled, the elderly lady in her mouth was Xu Madam's grandmother, He Lao TaiTai.

  Hong's aunt came out of the Angle Gate, circled around and headed towards Huang's old shop to look for Ji Da.

  Ji Da wasn't in the store, and Hong Auntie waited for a short while. Ji Da hurriedly came in from outside, saw Hong Auntie from afar, and quickly ran several steps, saying "Big sister is here, come talk."

  Ji Da let Hong Niang enter the small courtyard, and as soon as she entered, she hastily said: "I'm so anxious! The old master sent that woman away, you know about this... You must know, I'll tell you, that woman didn't give up, before leaving she scattered silver everywhere to leave a hidden hand, just sending her on the boat is not enough, we have to watch as the boat leaves..."

  "Auntie, don't worry, Auntie, be at ease. Wu Ye has instructed us and the master has also instructed us. Be at ease, we will definitely send her off safely and stably. Auntie, just be at ease and let others take care of it. Since she's already out, there's no reason for her to come back." Ji Da hurriedly replied with a smile, comforting Hong Auntie.

  "Has Fifth Brother made arrangements?" Hong's nurse was surprised and immediately burst out laughing, "Fifth Brother is really... From now on, this family will rely on Fifth Brother. Don't laugh at me, Master Ji, I'm inexperienced and haven't been through much. The Mr. you mentioned, is he the Qin Mr. that Fifth Brother just invited?"

  "Yes."

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